Agency Research
Onvia Business Builder offers in-depth research into government agencies,
including a procurement archive, decision maker contact list and a purchasing
contact list.
Onvia's actual results could differ materially from those described in the
forward -looking statements. We believe they know their
communities best and we are eager to engage them in this initiative.

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com/pr.rsp or
call 1-800-483-6025. "We have heard the offers of
the private sector, and have discussed the needs and available resources.

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Business professionals spend
countless hours and dollars hunting down these opportunities and conducting
research to prepare the most competitive bids," said Mike Pickett, CEO of
Onvia. This information enables businesses to target their sales
activity and manage relationships with government purchasers more effectively. This
partnership with the private sector will allow local financial institutions to
become more involved in the rebuilding efforts .

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Onvia Business Builder provides access to
detailed information on over 2 million contracting opportunities from across
55,500 government agencies representing 194,000 buyers nationwide.

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Because historical data on government procurement opportunities
is often not easily accessible by the public, the procurement archive provides
unique insight into purchasing trends within each agency.

Securities Safe Harbor
This release may contain, in addition to historical information,
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995."
Multiple contracts will be awarded by the SBA and the selected
contractors . Disaster loans have been processed for 147,000 victims in
Louisiana, followed by 61,000 for Mississippi , 7,000 for Alabama, 17,000 for
Texas and 13,000 for Florida.
Complete details on the solicitation for bids, including the statement of
work, will be available tomorrow at http://www.

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"With Onvia Business Builder, these professionals will be able to spend
less time gathering information and more time winning contracts. More than 25,000 subscribers and enterprise
licensees across the United States rely on Onvia as a comprehensive resource
for tailored, industry-specific information needed to make intelligent sales
decisions. Small Business Administration
and the Gulf Coast Rebuilding Office today announced the Disaster Loan
Partners Initiative, designed to increase the role of private sector financial
institutions in the hurricane recovery efforts throughout the Gulf region.

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"Five years ago, this kind of intelligence was only available to large
companies that had the resources to do the research themselves, or to pay
large sums to outside firms," said Michael Balsam, VP of Products + Services
for Onvia. Onvia
offers unparalleled coverage of 55,500 federal, state and local purchasing
entities and across such markets as architecture, engineering, IT/telecom,
consulting services, operations and maintenance, office equipment,
transportation and medical equipment. Barreto .

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Competitor Research
A public sector activity archive tells subscribers where their competitors
have won work and provides detailed product and price information that enables
businesses to conduct competitive analysis prior to submitting bids and
proposals. 30, 2006, but will have four
option years.

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Buyer Research
Buyer research provides subscribers with a more comprehensive view of
their potential client, including areas of expertise and past relationships
with other vendors.
SBA is issuing a request for proposals (RFP) for assistance in loan
processing and closing functions through the disaster loan program as a result
of the devastation caused by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. The contract runs through Sept.

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SBA Aims to Boost Private Sector Participation in Disaster Loan Processing

Powell. "This will help expedite the
provision of credit needed to stimulate growth and forward momentum in the
economy of the region.

Companies and Individuals providing consulting services to government agencies or government contractors.

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The product
leverages Onvia's massive proprietary database of historical information
gathered from local, state and federal government agencies and education
purchasing entities over the last seven years to help businesses evaluate and
respond to new bid requests and RFPs, and capture more government business.
"Each day, government agencies across the country publish thousands of
requests for goods and services, for which they will spend hundreds of
billions of dollars over the course of a year."
The sales intelligence available through Onvia Business Builder is derived
from Onvia's deep understanding of the government procurement process, coupled
with the application of innovative data collection and content management
technology. Onvia was founded in
1997 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
SBA will solicit bids from local banks and other entities for contracts to
assist in processing SBA disaster loans.

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"For the first time ever, businesses of all sizes will have access to critical
intelligence to help them prepare competitive bids and proposals. "Thanks to advances in technology, the broad use of the Web by
government agencies, and our diligent work to collect and classify this
information over the years, Onvia is able to make high-value sales
intelligence affordable for businesses of all sizes."

Onvia Business Builder provides business intelligence oriented around four
key hubs of data:

Project History
Onvia Business Builder provides rich data on procurement opportunities
including planholder /bidder lists, bid results and industry reports. This
information offers valuable competitive intelligence as well as leads on
subcontracting opportunities.

Product Purchasing Information
To learn more about purchasing Onvia Business Builder or to participate in
a product demonstration , please visit Onvia online at http://www.

About Onvia
Onvia helps business-to-government (B2G) companies achieve a competitive
advantage by delivering timely and actionable government procurement
opportunities and information.

To date, the SBA has processed over 245,000 disaster loan applications in
six months.

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No more
bidding in the dark or guessing what other vendors are doing. In 2004, Onvia published 641,724 advance
notices, bids, quotes, RFPs and award notifications .

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Onvia Business Builder Will Help Companies Win More Government Contracts

SEATTLE, Onvia (Nasdaq: ONVI) today
announced the launch of Onvia Business Builder, a new product that enables
businesses of all sizes to compete more effectively in the fast-growing
government procurement marketplace.

And most
importantly, no more missing out on opportunities that are tailor-made for
your business . Innovative Initiative Intended to Create Closer Partnership

WASHINGTON, The U.

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"The depth and the quality of the information available through Onvia
Business Builder is unprecedented in the government market," said Pickett.

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Onvia covers opportunities in industries such as architecture ,
engineering, construction and information technology, among others. These statements are
based on management's current expectations or beliefs, and involve risks and
uncertainties, including statements regarding Onvia's new product, expected
capabilities of the new product, the business-to-government marketplace, the
value of sales intelligence to companies doing business with government
agencies , subscriber information and key components of the new product.S.

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While the Guide presents actionable government sales opportunities
sorted by category and relevancy, Onvia Business Builder provides new
dimensions of information on each sales opportunity from both historical and
real-time perspectives , including project history, agency research, buyer
research and competitive intelligence.
"SBA is committed to delivering aid as quickly as possible to those in
need," said SBA Administrator Hector V."
"This SBA contract for assistance in processing loan requests will help
the agency further ramp up its capacity to get loans out to the people who
stand ready to roll up their sleeves and rebuild," said Federal Coordinator
for Gulf Coast Rebuilding Donald E.

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The contract is designed to
complement the loan processing currently under way by SBA's Office of Disaster
Assistance and field offices throughout the country as a result of last year's
devastating hurricanes affecting the Gulf Coast. To date, the
SBA has received more than 381,000 applications, with a total of over 400,000
expected before the March 11 filing deadline.fedbizopps.

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Onvia Business Builder will expand upon Onvia's existing product, the
successful Onvia Guide.
For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements, please
refer to Onvia's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
including Onvia's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2004, Onvia's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the first quarter of 2005, and
Onvia's Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on April 8, 2005.

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The product tracks projects through their
lifecycles , even offering subscribers advance notice on projects that have yet
to be announced.
The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ
materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: the new
product fails to meet its expected capabilities, Onvia's customers are
dissatisfied with the new product, Onvia's technology fails to handle the
increased demands on its online network caused by the new product offering,
Onvia fails to properly price the new product for wide customer acceptance,
Onvia's proprietary database of historical information is not updated on a
timely basis, competitors develop similar technologies and products and Onvia
has overestimated the value of sales intelligence to companies doing business
with government agencies.

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The Guide is a daily bulletin delivered to over
25,000 customers that provides bid notices, requests for proposals and
contracting opportunities customized to specific industry categories and
locations. Onvia also manages the distribution and reporting of requests for
proposals and quotes from more than 485 government agencies nationwide.gov.